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The Who, England's Most Self-conscious Band, Have Released 'quadrophenia,' Which In Turn Freezes In Time Our Image Of The Mid-sixties Mod Sensibility.

Bob Dylan Has Always Sealed His Decisions With The Unexplainable. His Motives For Withholding The Release Of The Magnificent 'basement Tapes' Will Be As Forever Obscure As Brian Wilson's Reasons For The Destruction Of The Tapes For 'smile.'

James Taylor Is The Kind Of Person I Always Thought The Word 'folksinger' Referred To. He Writes And Sings Songs That Are Reflections Of His Own Life, And Performs In Them In His Own Style. All Of His Performances Are Marked By An Eloquent Simplicity.

Elton John Himself Never Seems Pretentious But Bernie Taupin's Lyrics Often Do - Sometimes Pretentious In A Clever Sort Of Way, But Pretentious Nonetheless. There Is A Conflict Between Elton's And Bernie's Personal Styles, No Doubt About It.

The Rolling Stones Are Constantly Changing, But Beneath The Changes They Remain The Most Formal Of Rock Bands. Their Successive Releases Have Been Continuous Extensions Of Their Approach, Not Radical Redefinitions, As Has So Often Been The Case With The Beatles.